Drive-Up COVID-19 Testing at the Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center

Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center, 1701 Fifth Avenue, Charleston, WV

The Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center, at 1701 Fifth Avenue in Charleston, was one of the most frequent drive-up COVID-19 testing sites in Kanawha County in 2020. The building is a human services center that houses nonprofit and public agencies. The county health department and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority held most of the testing events there.

Known testing dates

  • Tuesday, May 12, 2020: 83 people were tested.
  • The Friday and Saturday before May 27, 2020: 837 people were tested over two days, at events sponsored by the state Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs.
  • Wednesday, July 1, 2020: testing from 2 to 7 p.m. Health workers tested 568 people, and parts of the day had a long line and wait.
  • Wednesday, September 2, 2020: testing from 1 to 6 p.m. See drive-up COVID-19 testing at the Schoenbaum Center.
  • Monday, December 14, 2020: testing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no appointment needed and free flu shots. This was the 100th drive-through testing event in the county.

Testing at these events was free. For some events, people could make an appointment through the health department’s COVID-19 hotline at 304-348-1088. See preregister for COVID-19 drive-up events and 365 tested at drive-up sites in one week.

See the Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center location page, 568 tested at the Schoenbaum Center, and all events and event locations.

This information is from 2020. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current guidance from the CDC or your doctor.

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